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Richard Prince, Jason Rhoades, Miltos Manetas
Alex Katz, Paul McCarthy, Patricia Cronin
Janet Biggs
Risk Hazekamp, Janet Biggs
Patricia Cronin, Mark Wallinger
Beáta Veszely
Richard Prince
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[ horseplay ]
horsePLAY
September 26 to November 13 1999
View images from the opening reception and read critic's reviews here!
Artists
In 1982, Hasbro asked little girls, "What do you see when you go to bed and close your eyes."
"Horses."
Hasbro produced six ponies in "fantasy colors," each with a long mane and tail. By the end of the next year, girls had purchased $25 million worth of My Little Ponies. Executives attributed their near-instant success to the combination of popular elements:
"Horses + fashion + hair care = big $$$."
horsePLAY is an exploration more of people than horses. It examines how we relate to the horse and reflects our diverse responses. It also concerns romance, obsession, politics, the art world, and ultimately our own humanity.
Our interest here has little to do with the genre of traditional equestrian art, and even less with past animal oriented shows that have objectified horses, cats and dogs or relegated them to the narrow confines of “pet” status. The horse in this exhibition stands for many things: love, aging, power, control, sexuality and gender.
horsePLAY looks inward, wishing to probe the souls of both the artist and the viewer. And along the way, it addresses why so many children and adults develop an intense passion for horses and riding.
The imaginations of kids of all ages have been sparked by romantic images of the horse. horsePlay uses fact, fantasy and folktale to illustrate the connection of the horse and the imagination.
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